diff --git a/amanuensis/server/__init__.py b/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
index 31f0e50..bb0e0b4 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from amanuensis.config import AmanuensisConfig, CommandLineConfig
 from amanuensis.db import DbContext
 from amanuensis.parser import filesafe_title
 import amanuensis.server.auth as auth
-from amanuensis.server.helpers import UuidConverter
+from amanuensis.server.helpers import UuidConverter, current_lexicon, current_membership
 import amanuensis.server.home as home
 import amanuensis.server.lexicon as lexicon
 
@@ -68,13 +68,21 @@ def get_app(
     app.teardown_appcontext(db_teardown)
 
     # Configure jinja options
-    def include_backend():
-        return {"db": db, "lexiq": lexiq, "userq": userq, "memq": memq, "charq": charq}
+    def add_jinja_context():
+        return {
+            "db": db,
+            "lexiq": lexiq,
+            "userq": userq,
+            "memq": memq,
+            "charq": charq,
+            "current_lexicon": current_lexicon,
+            "current_membership": current_membership
+        }
 
     app.jinja_options.update(trim_blocks=True, lstrip_blocks=True)
     app.template_filter("date")(date_format)
     app.template_filter("articlelink")(article_link)
-    app.context_processor(include_backend)
+    app.context_processor(add_jinja_context)
 
     # Set up uuid route converter
     app.url_map.converters["uuid"] = UuidConverter
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/helpers.py b/amanuensis/server/helpers.py
index 8328ade..b622a00 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/helpers.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/helpers.py
@@ -2,8 +2,17 @@ from functools import wraps
 from typing import Optional, Any
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from flask import g, flash, redirect, url_for
+from flask import (
+    _request_ctx_stack,
+    flash,
+    g,
+    has_request_context,
+    redirect,
+    request,
+    url_for,
+)
 from flask_login import current_user
+from werkzeug.local import LocalProxy
 from werkzeug.routing import BaseConverter, ValidationError
 
 from amanuensis.backend import lexiq, memq
@@ -26,6 +35,45 @@ class UuidConverter(BaseConverter):
         return str(value)
 
 
+def get_current_lexicon():
+    # Check if the request context is for a lexicon page
+    if not has_request_context():
+        return None
+    lexicon_name = request.view_args.get("lexicon_name")
+    if not lexicon_name:
+        return None
+    # Pull up the lexicon if it exists and cache it in the request context
+    if not hasattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "lexicon"):
+        db: DbContext = g.db
+        lexicon: Optional[Lexicon] = lexiq.try_from_name(db, lexicon_name)
+        setattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "lexicon", lexicon)
+    # Return the cached lexicon
+    return getattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "lexicon", None)
+
+
+current_lexicon = LocalProxy(get_current_lexicon)
+
+
+def get_current_membership():
+    # Base the current membership on the current user and the current lexicon
+    user: User = current_user
+    if not user or not user.is_authenticated:
+        return None
+    lexicon: Lexicon = current_lexicon
+    if not lexicon:
+        return None
+    # Pull up the membership and cache it in the request context
+    if not hasattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "membership"):
+        db: DbContext = g.db
+        mem: Membership = memq.try_from_ids(db, user.id, lexicon.id)
+        setattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "membership", mem)
+    # Return cached membership
+    return getattr(_request_ctx_stack.top, "membership", None)
+
+
+current_membership = LocalProxy(get_current_membership)
+
+
 def lexicon_param(route):
     """
     Wrapper for loading a route's lexicon to `g`.